1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Compounds of Thallium metal are highly Toxic.
- Thallium metal is being suspected as a human carcinogen.
- Cerium is a rare earth metal but still it is not rare at all.
- It’s non-toxic compound Cerium sulfide has a rich red color and it is used as a pigment.
- Cerium metal is also used in Flat screen TVs, light bulb, floodlights, etc.
1.2 Sources
Found As a By-product, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
William Crookes
Martin Heinrich Klaproth, Jöns Jakob Berzelius, Wilhelm Hisinger
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-9 %1 * 10-6 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0000004 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans